[EMAIL PROTECTED]> What about taking all the experience of what was
said, tested, and write any guide from the info available?
For my first non-trivial project in REBOL, I'd like to upgrade my
helpdesk/knowledge base. It occured to me that in it's generic form,
these type of application could be thought of as an "article binder."
While I was at it, I'd like to make it something I could update offsite
(like from a client location), and also let colleagues add articles as
well.
In case anyone is interested, here are my initial top-level
requirements. My inclination is to make the project open-source.
Article Binder - Requirements
* Allow text articles and one standard image to be submitted by browser
or email
* Track article title, ad-hoc and standard keywords, original author,
creation date, last editor, edit date, edit history
* Index articles into a hierarchy, with headings and sub-headings
* Allow articles to appear under more than one heading or sub-heading
* Create and update author profiles by browser or email
* Allow updates to article by original author or authorized editor
* Authorize editors by heading and sub-heading, with rights for a
heading descending to its sub-headings
* Allow new editor/author registration and first article submission as
an unified transaction
* Track articles authored or edited with each profile
* Save articles to HTML files
* * Title, meta keywords, link to author profile, edit history,
next/back links to other articles in heading
* * Email comment form to author and editors
* Parse saved articles into component fields for editing or indexing
* Create hyperlinked heading index in HTML
* * Top-level headings / Heading and sub-headings for each top-level
* Create hyperlinked alphabetical index to articles titles in HTML
* Create hyperlnked author index to articles in HTML, with public
portion of author's profile
* Full-text search: Responsibility of Web site.
Possible Refinements
* Email new articles to list of subscribers by heading, or heading and
all sub-headings
* * Articles only; Articles and Replies.
* Route replies to author and editor, and (optionally) other
subscribers
* Allow for updates to mirror sites (complete hierarchy or selected
branches)
* Merge and delete articles between binders
* Allow for submission of multiple images
* Full-text/keyword search of articles
* Support for XML and PDF
-Ted.
